Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) phialatus Athias-Henriot, 1960

Tixier, Marie-Stéphane, Dennj, Principato, Douin, Martial, Kreiter, Serge & Haralabos, Tsolakis, 2019, Mites of the genus Typhlodromus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Southern France: combined morphological and molecular approaches for species identification, Zootaxa 4604 (2), pp. 242-280 : 269

Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) phialatus Athias-Henriot, 1960

Typhlodromus phialatus Athias-Henriot, 1960: 100 .

Specimens collected. One female on Malus domestica Borkh (Rosaceae) in Montpellier Supagro campus, France (43°36’55.4”N, 3°51’40.4”E) on 11/09/2017, 1 female on Pinus sp. ( Pinaceae ), Parc National des Cévennes, France (44°05’47.3”N, 3°33’03.7”E) on 14/09/2017, 1 female on Pinus sylvestris L. ( Pinaceae ), 1 female on Quercus coccifera L. ( Fagaceae ) Montferrier-sur-Lez, Cirad de Baillarguet, France (43°40’58.0”N, 3°52’24.0”E) on 11/09/2017, 5 females from Palermo, laboratory breedings originated from 4 females collected on Vitis vinifera L. ( Vitaceae ) at Alcamo (Trapani, Italy) (37°56’ 6.9”N, 13°01’25.3”E) on 22/06/2017.

Known distribution. Algeria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Madeira Island, Moldova, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine.

Measurements (3 females)

Dorsum. Dorsal shield 339 (325–353) long, 177 (168–185) wide at level of s4, 193 (187–198) wide at level of S2 and 186 (181–197) at level of setae S4. slightly reticulated especially in the central and opisthonotal part, with four pairs of solenostomes (gd2, gd6, gd8, gd9); poroids and sigilla clearly visible; 17 pairs of dorsal setae and two pairs of sub-lateral setae: j1 21 (20–22); j3 26 (25–27); j4 16 (15–17); j5 14 (14–15); j6 18 (17–19); J2 20; J5 7; z2 16 (15–17); z3 20 (17–22); z4 19 (17–20); z5 16 (16–17); Z4 44 (42–45); Z5 66 (60–75); s4 26 (25–27); s6 31 (30–32); S2 37 (36–38); S4 39 (37–40); r3 26 (25–27); R1 23 (22–25). All setae smooth, except Z4 and Z5 slightly serrated. Peritreme extending forwards to level of the bases of setae j1.

Ventral idiosoma. Sternal shield slightly sclerotised, smooth with margins often indistinct. Two pairs of setae (st1, st2) and poroids (iv1, iv2) are present on the sternal shield. Distances between setae st1–st1 55 (52–57), st2–st2 61 (54–65) st1–st2 39 (38–40). Setae st3 and st4, and poroids iv3 tylochorous. Genital shield smooth with a clear restriction posteriorly to the bases of the setae st5, at the extremity of the genital sigilla (1–3 pairs). Posterior margin of the genital shield straight. The 4 th and 5 th pairs of genital sigilla, filiform sometimes visible. The 6 th pair of sigilla (sgpa) oval posterior or postero-paraxial to the setae ZV1. Ventrianal shield sub-pentagonal, slightly striated with the anterior margin convex and a constriction at the level of setae JV3. Four pairs of pre-anal setae, JV1, JV2, JV3 and ZV2 on the ventrianal shield. Ventrianal shield 123 (113–131) long, 96 (88–104) wide at level of setae ZV2, 92 (87–99) at level of setae JV2, 90 (87–95) at level of setae JV3 and 78 (74–85) at level of para-anal setae. Solenostomes gv3 absent. Setae JV5 53 (48–58) long.

Chelicera. Fixed digit 30 (27–32) long with two subapical teeth and the pilus dentilis; movable digit 29 (28–31) long, unidentate.

Legs. Genu II with seven setae, 2 2/0 2/0 1; Legs IV with a bulbous-tip macroseta on the basitarsus, StIV 40 (38–43) long.

Insemination apparatus. Major duct narrow and short.Atrium at the basis of the calyx separated from it, lightly bulbous. Embolus and minor duct visible. Calyx U-shaped, thick-walled, 15 (13–16) long and 7 (6–9) wide.